The AutoComplete feature displays an incorrect e-mail alias for a distribution list in Outlook

If you type the name of a distribution list in the To, Cc, or Bcc box of an e-mail message in Outlook, the AutoComplete feature displays the correct display name for the distribution list, but the alias for the distribution list is incorrect.

This problem occurs if the following conditions are true:

• You renamed an existing distribution list in Microsoft Active Directory.
• You typed the name of the renamed distribution list in the To, Cc, or Bcc box of the e-mail message.

In this situation, the AutoComplete feature in Outlook displays the previous alias of the distribution list instead of the new alias of the distribution list.

To work around this problem, click the distribution list name that is suggested by the AutoComplete feature. When you do so, your e-mail message is delivered successfully to the members of the distribution list, even though the AutoComplete feature displays the incorrect alias of the distribution list in the To, Cc, or Bcc box.

For additional information about how to create Exchange 2000 Server distribution lists, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: For additional information about how to rename an Exchange 2000 Server distribution list, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: